Day 71 Friday Aug 15th 2014 Longreach
We all bundle into the car and visit The Stockman’s Hall of Fame. It is an exceptional museum and an insight into the life of people on the land. It covers so many aspects of Australia’s history and it takes us half a day to see it all.
It has rained steadily since last night. The red dust has turned to slippery, sticky mud. I can now see how the unmade roads around here quickly become impassable. Just turning around at the end of a residential street we churn up ruts in deep mud. Channel 9 reporters are setting up in Eagle Street to broadcast the weather report, this is the weather that everyone wants. As we drive into the caravan park we see wet bedraggled kangaroos sheltering under the rooflines of the ensuite blocks. We shelter from the rain for a while in the van park restaurant but eventually call it a day as rain continues to tumble down.
Towing Kms: 0
itchingforhitching 
Stockmans Hall of Fame is brilliant. We got a pass out and went back the next day! But it gets a bit scary when some of the museum exhibits are things you remember using in your younger days!
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Yes, I reckon these days I go to museums for the memories.
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Yes you could spend ages there. I’m glad we did the river cruise and camp fire dinner as it was icing on the cake.
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I’ve heard nothing but praise about that.
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Add it to your list.
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Gosh it sounds like we better head back up the Kidman when the virus permits.
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Would be fun.
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